Just explain to the the kids that their actions do have consequences, and that these consequences matter, regardless of free will. It shouldn't be too difficult for a child to understand if explained well.
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As Sam one said, you can't blame someone in the deepest sense for doing wrong, but you can admonish them to be better in the future.
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Not true. If the punishment has a net positive effect, then, well, it has a net positive effect.
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if punishment can deter someone from making a bad decision they clearly have the will to change, this whole 'free will isn't real' is a fucking joke no one would ever change opinions, no one would better themselves, nothing would change
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and if your "free will" definition includes these, then your definition is so vacuous and useless that it no longer even constitutes an argument
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Having Sam Harris as a parent might be a pretty special case too. In my house, the topic didn’t really come up :-)
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Glad you had no choice but to make that comment... which in turn, made me make this comment
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Oh, I chose alright. I just couldn’t have chosen otherwise!
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Hahhahha
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Ever since my four year-old daughter could get meaning from words, I've told her that Santa Claus is fake, and that her mom, other relatives, and I are the ones who buy her gifts. I've been paying for it ever since!
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I'm sure your daughter will thank you someday! My mom did the normal Santa routine, but with enough winks and eye-rolls that I knew it was 'just pretend.' I got to enjoy the whole Santa experience, feel like I was 'in on the joke,' and (most importantly) still trust my mom
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If your kid is asking about whether or not he has free will, you have bigger fish to fry.
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I agree. Why should you speak differently about these things to children? Maybe we should listen to them more rather than talk...
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Was this sarcasm? If not, and you don't already know the answer to this question, there's way you've got children. I can't even fathom how you would think discussing war with a 5 year old and with a 25 year old should not be approached differently in each case.
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